Harness-support.



Patented Fsb. i9, I90l. J. B. ANDERSUN.

' HARNESS SUPPORT.

[Application le (No Model.)

TERS co, moro-Lm:

JOHN B. ANDERSON, OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS.

HARNESS-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,432, dated FebruaryI9, 190,1.

Application iiled June 21, 1900. Serial No. 21,045. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, JOHN B. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manhattan, in the county of Riley and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Supports; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in harness-supports Aespeciallyadapted for supporting in a horizontal position harness provided withcollar and hames, but which is also adapted for use for various otherpurposes.

My invention consists in a plate to be secured to the wall or othersuitable support and may be provided near its upper end with aspur-hook, a flange or rib extending vertically along the outer surfaceof said plate, two supporting-ears through which a pivotal pin ispassed, a slot extending between the.

ears, combined with an arm having a projection at its inner end to beinserted in said slot, and flanges upon opposite sides of said arm tooverlap the top edges of the ears, so that when the arm is in ahorizontal position all weight is taken from the pivotal pin, which maybe dispensed with, if preferred. Said arm may also be provided with aspur-hook near its outer end for the purpose of aiding in keeping theharness extended upon the arm.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a side elevation of aharnesssup port embodying my invention, one of the ears being brokenaway, so as to show the slot in the in'ner end of the arm, which isshownvin a suspended position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the base or plate alone.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents a plate of any suitable shape or size and is secured to thewall by means of screws or other suitable fastenings. From the outerside of this plate near its upper end projects the spur-hook B, uponwhich it is designed to place a portion of the harness before raisingthe arm. Extending vertically along the middle of the plate from thisspurhook to the top of the ears D it is considered advisable for thepurpose of strength to pro# vide a rib or ange C. The two ears D prolject outwardly from the plate any distance desired and are separatedsufficiently to allow the lower edge of the arm F to be inserted freelybetween them. Through the plate near its lower end is formed the slot G,which is located between the vertical sides ofthe two ears D. This slot,as shown in Fig. 2 and by dotted lines in Fig. l, is made through theplate at the lower end of the rib orflange C between the two ears D, andin which slot the short projection II upon the inner end of the arm Fisinserted. Through the outer end of the two ears D is passed a pivotalpin I, which, however, is brought into play only when the arm F isdropped into the vertical position shown in dotted lines, so as to beout of the way when not in use.

The arm F is provided with a horizontal flange J on opposite sides ofthe top edge not only for the purpose of strengthening the arm, but forthe purpose of forming two supports at the inner end of the arm, wherethey overlap the top of the two ears D. At the inner end of the arm isformed the longitudinal slot L, through which the pivotal pin I passes,and upon the outer end of the arm is formed a spur or projection O,which extends upwardly toward the plate, as shown. Beyond the spur O thetop surface of the arm is curved downward and outward, terminating in ahorizontal support or hook P upon the outer end of the arm F,principally for the purpose of holding the harness extended upon thearm.

When the arm F is to be dropped into the vertical position shown bydotted lines, it is only necessary to draw the arm horizontally outwarduntil the projection H is cleared from the slot and the lower end of therib or ange C, when the arm will swing downward to a vertical positionand be supported by the pivotal pin I. This is the only time when thispivotal pin is to be brought into use. Hence a very light pin may beused. When the arm is to be brought into use,its outer end is raiseduntil the two flanges J strike against the top edges of the ears D, whenthe arm is pushed inwardly the distance of the length of the slot L,when the projection H again enters slot G and the top flat edge of thearm engages with the lower end of the rib or flange C. As before stated,the inner ends of the two flanges J and the projection H then supportthe arm F in a horizontal position, with the weight-of 'everything hungthereon.

What I consider the most con venient method of suspending a harnesshaving hames is to catch the bottom hames-strap over the spurhook B,raise the arm to a horizontal position, allowing it to engage the tophames-strap as it ascends, and then by simply pressing the arm back tillit is inserted in slot G, as described, the operation is completed. Totake the harness from the support this process is reversed.

The present method of suspending the harness from a peg or hook securedto the wall, with the outer or top hames-strap supported by a swingingrod attached to the ceiling, is unhandy in its operation, and the roditself is in the way of hanging other articles on the walls above theharness. Furthermore, with my support the harness may, if desired, be

hung close to the ceiling, which is not practicable with the presentmethod referred to above.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a harness-support; the wall-plate provided with a slot,supporting-ears upon opposite sides of said slot, combined with an armhaving a projection upon its inner end which extends into the slot inthe plate and which arm is also provided with horizontal flangeson'opposite sides thereof and which overlap the top edges of the ears,so that the arm is supported in a horizontal position wholly by theprojection upon its end and the two flanges upon its upper edge,substantially as set forth.

2. In a harness-support, a wall-plate and a spur-hook projecting fromthe upper end of said plate, combined with a pivoted vertically swingingand longitudinally -movable arm extending from said plate, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

GEo. K. HELDER, C. E. BOWEN.

